Posting from the sunny beaches of PopCult Anime Con! With pre-registration closing on July 31st, there’s been a right clamor to find out how else peeps can join us for the best party con of the summer!
At door registration opens Saturday and Sunday morning at 8am. Full weekend and day passes will be available for Adults and Children 8-14. Don’t forget little ones 7 and under are welcome at PopCult Anime Con for free!
Full Weekend Adult $45 Children $30
Saturday Only Adult $35 Children $20
Sunday Only Adult $30 Children $15
Registration can be located on the first floor on the Sheraton Framingham, down the hall on the right of the lobby. Please note this is a new location from previous years.
It’s not too late to join the fun at PopCult Anime Con!
PopCult Anime Con 2019 Schedule!
Are your bags packed for Wizard Summer Camp?!!?! …Yeah, mine neither. It’s too hot and procrastination is so tempting!
How about some motivation! Here’s an early release of the full weekend schedule for PopCult Anime Con 2019! (Subject to change, final versions will be available at Registration!) Speaking of registration, online pre-reg ends tomorrow night at 11:59pm EST! There’s no more time to wait, go-go!
And that’s it from us, mermaids and lifeguards! We’ll see you at PopCult Anime Con!
More Events Added at Artists’ Cafe!
First up is a clarification that Open Draw is available during all Artists’ Cafe hours. Regardless of other scheduled events, feel free to come and go from the Hudson Room to take a creative break, try out some neat art supplies and enjoy the creative atmosphere! Now about those new workshops~
Jewelry Making Workshop with Twilight Vigdis / 9am-10am, 8pm-9pm ($5 cover for materials)
Learn the basics and simple techniques to making your own handmade jewelry! Make your own bracelet or earrings to take home! Tools will be available to use as well as a limited supply of beads and materials to choose from (first come first pick until supplies run out). You are welcome to bring your own beads and materials as well! Let’s create something fun together!
Let’s Make Polymer Clay Beads & Charms with Twilight Vigdis / 11am-12pm, 9pm-10pm ($5 cover for materials)
Take your handmade jewelry to the next level by learning how to make your own beads and charms out of polymer clay! Learn how polymer clay can be used to make all sorts of charms, and how you can turn them into jewelry! There will be a limited amount of supplies available on a first come first serve basis. Participants may take their creations home with them!
OneLovelySin is also suuuuper excited to announce:
SPECIAL EVENT! Bungo Stray Dogs Photoshoot & Meet-Up! 2pm-3pm
Sin’s absolute favorite anime! Whether you are cosplaying, or just want to chat about the AMAZING 3rd season’s completion, join us in the Artists’ Cafe for an hour photoshoot and meet-up dedicated to our favorite anime literary icons and their supernatural abilities!
For a full Artists’ Cafe event schedule, view the cafe menu page here.
Only THREE DAYS left to pre-register for PopCult Anime Con 2019! See you at Summer Camp!
Artists, Dances and House Cups – Oh My!
Calling all Wizard Summer Camp attendees! Only 10 days to PopCult Anime Con and we’ve just received via owl a sneak peek at the Camp Cup!
Ain’t that a beaut? Wonder which Team will win? Don’t forget to sign up for Wizard Summer Camp here!
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It’s no secret Summer and her beach friends love to dance! If you do too, you’ll want to check out our new Nightly Dances page and see what type of mood, music and activities each party promises. Dancers with sensory issues may want to take note of our new Safety Dance! hours. Whatever dance you fancy, we hope yule have a ball!
PopCult Anime Con is pleased to announce artists Argama Witch and Ever Ever Afterly Creations have joined our Exhibition Alley!
It’s not too late to pre-register and gain access to our Friday Night Bonus Programming!
Pre-Reg ends July 31st. Sign up today!
More Legends & Panels Schedule!
Told you we weren’t done announcing Legends! Rounding out our lineup of talented guests and performers this year are:
Land in Chaos LARP and Charles Dunbar from StudyofAnime.com! Learn more about them on our Local Legends page!
An early access version of our Panels Schedule is now available under Programming>Panels! Meticulously planning Badgers and Snakes might actually be able to start cobbling their own con schedules together if they combine the new Panels info with that on the Artist’s Cafe, Game Shows and Wizard Summer Camp pages! We imagine the hearty Lions will be winging it, while the Eagles wait patiently for the full schedule to arrive. Don’t forget to be sorted into your Camp Houses here! See you in two weeks, Campers!
New Local Legends Added!
A little over two weeks to PopCult Anime Con and we just may have been holding out on you guys! Freshly added to our Local Legends lineup:
Mistress of Lore & Leviathan’s Grimoire, PCAC’s first ever featured panelists, are returning with their great range of programming in cosplay and character acting!
Come to a MASSIVE HITBOX event to find some very familiar PCAC guests under a new moniker wink wonk.
And Misa on Wheels returns! Find her profile on our new PopCult Anime Icons page here.
And we’re not done yet! More Legends coming soon!
If you want to be a PopCult Anime Icon too then try one of these on for size! Oh wow, you look simply marvelous in that!
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* No… simply magical! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
At-Con Registration Manga Deal
Pssst!….Want to know a way to get a free or discount weekend badge for PopCult Anime Con? It’s our top secret Manga Trade Deal! Bring in 20 good condition manga volumes to Registration and trade them in for a free badge! Only got 10 books? No problem, we’ll offer you half off a weekend badge instead!
Conditions! 1. Manga must be in English, and in good, readable condition. 2. Only one free badge per person/donation. 3. Minimum amount for discount is 10 books, and must have 20 books for a free badge. No other discount amount is available. 4. Donor will receive one at-door registration badge, which does not include bonus Friday night Pre-Reg programming.
Already Pre-Reg? Not enough manga? Or maybe even too much manga?!!? Bring them anyway! Our Manga Library sells and trades extras from our collection to help you make space (or fill space) in yours. Come prepared to read by checking out our virtual collection PopCult Library at Libib!
Prefer the perks of Pre-Reg? You have til July 31st to grab the badge with access to our Friday night bonus content, like Sin’s Artist Cafe, Video and Gaming Rooms, Who’s Line is it Anime?, the Club Zero dance and the Wizard Camp Cup’s first event! See you there!
PCAC – Now Sponsored by Right Stuf!
PopCult Anime Con is pleased to announce our first major industry sponsor, Right Stuf, Inc!
A huge thank you to them for helping us put on a great show for you!
Happy 32nd Birthday, Right Stuf! Clink the logo link above to shop their anniversary sale~
2019 Volunteer Info
Good evening, PopCult Fam! Just a quick little update to say our Volunteer Info and signups for 2019 are finally up. After all we could always use a few extra eyes on our resident trouble-maker, Segall. So check it out and maybe we’ll see you on our volleyball team~
Meet the Idol Fest Idols!
PopCult Anime Con guest Susume→PARADISE’s Idol Fest is taking shape. In fact, a super kawaii training montage is happening somewhere right now all in preparation for this event! Let’s meet some of the determined young stars who’ll be performing:
Sign up to join the Idol Fest and make your popstar dreams a reality at PopCult Anime Con!
All this singing and dancing is making me hungry. A food-and-restaurant directory has been added to our Info section, with updated hours, numbers, addresses and websites for places to eat near the Sheraton Framingham. Plan a meal with your con friends today!